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would this be able to run the sims 3 and sims 2?
not together though, just either one, preferablly sims 2


Processor Type
Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad

Highlights
45nm ready for next-generation 32-bit and 64-bit processors

Chipset
Intel® X38 (Bearlake) with 800/1066/1333 MHz FSB

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

For more details on Dell systems that run Windows Vista, see www.dell.com/vista.

Memory
Memory Type
667 / 800 MHz Dual Channel Dual DDR2 SDRAM

Memory Capacity
Minimum 1 GB (2 512 MB DIMMs), Maximum 4 GB2

Memory module connectors
DIMM connectors (4), user-accessible, installed in pairs

NOTE: The available memory displayed does not reflect the complete maximum memory installed because some memory is reserved for system files.

Hard Disk Capacity
Drive Bays
Two 3.5" HDD bays for factory installed SATA disks up to 1TB3
Option of installing a 3rd HDD in one of two 3.5" flex bays
Two 5.25" bays with self-tending drive doors for optical drives

Hard Disk Drive options
160 GB3 7200 rpm SATA w/ 8M Cache
250 GB3 7200 rpm SATA w/ 8M Cache
320 GB3 7200 rpm SATA w/ 16M Cache
500 GB3 7200 rpm SATA w/ 16M Cache
750 GB3 7200 rpm SATA w/ 16M Cache
160 GB3 10K rpm SATA w/ 16M Cache

With two HDD, optional RAID 0 (striping) or RAID 1

External Connections
Additional drives can connect to eSATA, 1394 and/or USB 2.0 ports.

Optical Disc Options
Blu-ray DiscTM SATA (25 GB single layer, 50 GB double layer capacity)
DVD+/-RW4 SATA
DVD-ROM5 SATA

Graphics & Video

The XPS 420 supports varieties of graphics option from both Nvidia® & ATITM



Whether you're gaming, watching DVDs or editing video on your Dell XPSTM desktop, the quality of the graphics you experience is only as good as your video card. Along with the display, the video card affects the number of colors available, contrast, resolution and overall performance.

Sound Cards
Integrated
Sound Blaster® Audigy® software (relies on CPU)

Optional
Sound Blaster® X-FiTM ExtremeMusic6
Communications
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board

Wireless options
Bluetooth® 2.0 wireless technology with Media Card Reader

Externally Accessible
USB 2.0 Ports
Ten: 2 front, 6 back, 2 internal

Front & Back AV Ports
1394a front & back, S/PDIF (RCA in front, RCA+optical in back), microphone & headphone, S-video and analog RCA jacks

XPS MiniView Display
Auxiliary color LCD integrated into the front bezel, 3”x2” in size
Supports Microsoft Sideshow gadgets and Dell Media Manager gadget for access to videos, music and photos, and more

Deck-top storage area
Rubberized surface and cable routing for docking portable devices
Expansion Slots
PCI: 3 Slots
PCIe x1: 1 Slot
PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slot
PCIe x8: 1 Slot

Answer 1

Memory

4GB



HDD

160 GB3 10K rpm SATA w/ 16M Cache



Optical Drive

DVD+/-RW4 SATA



Graphics & Video

Nvidia (8800 or better)



Sound Card

Sound Blaster® X-FiTM ExtremeMusic6



Communications

10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board

Answer 2

the minimum system requirements for sims3 is:



CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz (Vista)

Memory: 1.5GB (Vista)

Hard Drive: 6.5GB of free space and 1GB for additional content

Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compilant card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA FX 5900/ATI 9500 or better)



sims 2 and 3 will play just fine with 2gbs of ram and any graphics card above nvidia fx 7000. everything else looks good



mooseboys's answer is overkill but if you have the money, the best thing you can do is increase the ram/memory

Answer 3

if you don't want a core i7 then get the best options, if you plan to upgrade within the next 2 years then get the specs listed below.



get a 64bit os

at least 4gb of ram

get the cheapest quad core

and get a nvidia graphics card and you're good to go.



dells dont have core i7 processors yet. gateways do

Answer 4

It depends on the graphics. It does not state what graphics it is using, so no way to tell.



But everything is fine for the Sims 2 and 3.